Katherine Hepburn Jesters Ed Gardner Kathryn Grayson

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Katharine Hepburn puts on a show for American soldiers. Ted Lewis sings a special tune written by Captain Aaron Merkel, and The Jesters copy the sounds that hunting dogs make. Kathryn Grayson performs "Sempre Vibera" for Navy men stationed in Sudan. Ed Gardner's character Archie makes everyone laugh with his word jokes. Hepburn wraps up the program by sharing a warm message full of love and hope for all the military men and women.

Katharine Hepburn hosts, entertaining U.S. troops. Ted Lewis performs a special song by Captain Aaron Merkel and The Jesters mimic hound dog barks. Kathryn Grayson sings "Sempre Vibera" for sailors in Sudan. Ed Gardner's Archie delivers laughs with puns. Hepburn ends with a heartfelt message of love and hope for the Armed Forces.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.

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